Heh - well, you got what I was going to tell you already then! My friend today was telling me that the application itself was truly painless. The interviewer she spoke with, on the other hand, was asking her detailed scientific content questions (hormones of the pineal glands, molecular structure - i.e. crystallography questions, etc.). She said that she knew the answers to his questions, but was not sure that it would have mattered all that much. She also described it as far different from other medical school interviews that she's had. So, neither of us was sure if this was just an oddball interviewer and a one-off event, or if it is more regular for this school. Single data point analysis and all, right?

And, no, I am not a medical student. I am currently just weighing my options. I work full time, and am in school only part time, so have another 3 semesters before I graduate, though I have finished all but 2 of my technical courses for my degree plan (double major in molecular biology and chemistry). My GPA is only about a 3.15, but I scored a 42 on the MCAT, so I honestly don't know what my options truly are. And my GPA is not the whole story - there are tons of withdrawals, and this is post-transferring away from a truly abysmal GPA at a prior school... Yeah, I've got a "story" but no, I don't think that makes enough of a difference when admissions committees are pouring through 300+ applicants per seat for the schools around here. So, there's my thumbnail bio.

How about you?